New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-10-06

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him to the galIows A sufficient motive for
the crime lies in the fact that he is heir TO
$40. 900 Of his mothers estate. No reason
for clcmcncy is apparent
There is no question that General Paine and
Mr. Burgess deserve high honor but venture
10 suggest that the line should be drawn some
where At the Faueuil Hall reception tomorrow
night. IL is announced, Mayor OBrien has invited
no less than thrty-seven gentlemen TO make
treminute speeches Lots see; five times thirty
seven will make 1sj, and allowing one minute
for the introduction of each speaker, we have
222 minutes or three hours and AZ minutes OF
speech-making Don't talk our friends TO death,
gentlemen.
The high handed affair at Park Ridge, n. D.,
last spring, when Evangelist Mnason had his hair
and beard cut oil and suffered other ndignites
has been avenged. Mr.. Leach, the principal
offender. must pay a fine Of 900. We fancy he
will not be eager TO repeat his performance the
next time an evangelist not altogether TO DIS
taste visits TINT town.
The spectacle OF judges decision being
bolstcrcd up by explanations from his legal friends
does not Tend to enhance public respect for the
Judiciary.
| Mr. George o. Jones, while in the act OF
nominating n State ticket, mournfully declared,
! The Bank Of America is broke. There are more
! chips out than there is money in the bank
10 redeem them with Thus from force of
habit, in discussing grave financial questions,
| does Mr. Jones's powerful mind revert to the
technical terms Of TINT form OF fnanciering with
which he is most familiar. But what does tho
Rev. Thomas X. Beecher, Mr.. Joness candidate
Tor Secretary of State, think of the number
Of chips, and does he know what chips are?
| Cause: President Cleveland stopped at Tcrrc
IIaute on Saturday. Effect A PIttsburg dis
patch on Tuesday reports Senator voorhees, as in
that city and fairly bubbhng over with en-
thusiasm for Cleveland"
Senator German thinks that the men who
denounce the shameless Democratic ring OF Balti-
more are hurting the business interests of that
city. This is simply cool mpudene The Demo-
cratic thieves, thugs and ballot box suffers who
have served the Senator many years are the
men who really hurt the business interests OF
| Baltimore.
Statements as to the number of signatures the
Anarchist PETITIONS will get may be received
with some grains of allowance when they come
from Anarchist sources. II will be we'll TO wait
until the 10000 signatures" NeW-1ofk is 10
furnish are on paper before believing it. There
are indications, however, that the number viii
be lnrger than il Is pleasant TO think. III there
Is any danger that Governor Oglesby will be
Influenced by them it may be well 10 consider
whether those who want TO see the law take its
course should not put themselves on record also,
either in public meetings or by counter petitions
This is not local question. II these men escape
through executive interference the lawlcss element
in every great city will be elatcd, and life and
as the time draws near there seems to be any
danger OF such action, 1t might be we'll for our
cities TO speak. Why not2
Worse and The President told his
Chicago audience yesterday all about the great
fire. Why bless you, Mr. Cleveland, the statistics
Of that event are known TO every man, woman
diploma from the public schools without being
ablc to say them backward.
"Ihe hands are such dear hands they so
full sings poet In The Independent" Yes,
one is apt to find full hand pretty dear in case
Lc doesn't happen TO hold it.
The Aldermen did decidedly more sensible
thing when they changed the name OF upper
Sixth-ave. to Lcnox-aye. than when they ex-
plunged historic Chatham-st. and made it common
place Park Row. Mayor Hewitt has approved this
change, and the honored name Of LenoX will thus
lao rorpotuat cI in our 81 rect nomenclature